FOOT PATROLS - THE FORT WORTH EXPERIENCE

• NCJ Number: 3164
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1972) Pages: 46-48
• Author(s): M B Pendland; W G Gay
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM IN TEXAS WHICH DEPLOYED FOOT PATROL UNITS IN MINORITY AREAS WITH HIGH CRIME INCIDENCE RATES.

Abstract

THE PROJECT RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN BOTH VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIMES WITHIN MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IMPROVED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE.